By Wendy Zheng

On December 1st , Mr.David Herrell shared his ideas on the Native American cultures in North America with students in Zonghe Building A106.

First of all, David introduced his family and friends. His mother was an Indian descendant. His brother enjoyed hunting and could make hats or other clothes with animals’ fur, which David thought was a kind of harmony between human and nature. Then, Mr. Herrell talked about the birthplace of Indian culture and what people called the Indians. He said his favorite name was “Cheyenne”, which means “human beings”. People could also call them “Native Americans” or “American Indians”. Meanwhile, Canadians used “First Nation” to address them. After that, David showed the students the Seven Generations philosophy of Iroquois Confederacy which explained the sense of responsibility for the nature, next generations and the future.

What was more, David also made an introduction to the Indian migrating path, language, art works and agriculture in details. The complex Indian language also impeded the Japanese deciphering experts from making progress which helped the Americans defeat the Japanese in World War Two.

Finally, David answered some questions and had some interaction with the students. After that, the speech ended with a huge round of applause.